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Ben Gracewood

Mark Stuart

Product Strategy | Technology Entrepreneur | Company Director | Chief Executive

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Scaling Globally-Minded SaaS Companies

Serge van Dam

Congratulations to Crimson Education on their recent capital raise! Movac is proud to have led the Series D round with a $25m investment into this ambitious Kiwi company. Crimson is building the world's leading education platform, serving students from 5 - 18+ globally. We're excited to partner with the exceptional team on the next stage of their growth journey. As part of the investment, Movac General Partner Mark Vivian has joined the board. Find out more below. https://lnkd.in/gnciKj-W Mark Vivian Mark Stuart Jason Graham Fi Foster Millie McKelvie David Beard Selena Chhit Belinda Yeo Byron van Vugt Nathan Bell

🚀 Milestone Moment for Movac , Tradify and the New Zealand Tech Ecosystem! 🚀 We’re thrilled to announce the acquisition of Tradify by The Access Group , marking Movac’s largest single return to investors. “This is a really, really meaningful exit for Movac,” said Movac Partner and Tradify Investor Director Jason Graham . “People haven’t maybe appreciated how big a deal this is for New Zealand and the tech ecosystem.” Tradify CEO Michael Steckler and the team will continue leading the company’s growth journey, with all employees continuing on under the Access banner. This is the second Movac company Access have acquired ( Unleashed Software being the first) and we know from experience they will usher in the next phase of growth for the product, its customers and its people. 👏 Congratulations to Founder Curtis Bailey , angel investors Adam Clark and Serge van Dam , and everyone who helped build Tradify into a global leader in field service management. 👏 Movac is proud to support Kiwi companies making a global impact! 🌏 Jason Graham , Mark Vivian , Phil McCaw , Mark Stuart , David Beard , Fi Foster , Millie McKelvie , Byron van Vugt , Nathan Bell , Selena Chhit , Belinda Yeo & Tania Gregory! Serge van Dam , Dr. Alexandrina (Alia) Bojilova , Ben Anderson , Paul Shingles & Ben Gracewood ! Rachel Taulelei , David Teece , Lisa Nelson , Fady Mishriki & Randy Komisar!

📢📢 The final event of our 2024 Community Engagement Programme, Movac's Marketing Jam in partnership with Proxi is coming up in two weeks, don't miss out!! 📢📢 Prepare to be entertained by our host Serge van Dam and our incredible speaker line-up, who will share their stories of unorthodox case studies of marketing interventions that have delivered compelling growth! Hear from: ⭐ Anne Fulton – CEO and Founder, Fuel50 ⭐ Nick Houldsworth – Ex-Chief Marketing Officer, Vend ⭐Paul Grey – Founder, A2X ⭐Zheng Li – Vice President Marketing, Raygun ⭐ Nick Whitehead – Chief Marketing Officer, Serko Ltd. ⭐ Emma Macfarlane – Ex–GM Growth Marketing, Xero 📖 Tuesday 12 November 🗺️ The Maritime Room, Princes Wharf, Auckland. 🎤 1.00 pm – 4.00 pm (workshop) 🥂 4.00 pm – 5.00 pm (networking drinks) Further details and registration 👉 https://lu.ma/wmvosnqq We'll see you there!!! #MarketingJam2024 #TechMarketingNZ #GrowthThroughInnovation #DisruptiveMarketingStories Mark Stuart Jason Graham Mark Vivian David Beard Nathan Bell Millie McKelvie Fi Foster Byron van Vugt Selena Chhit Belinda Yeo

🌞 Yesterday morning, Movac Advisory Board member Lisa Nelson hosted a breakfast with a small group of Founders and Growth Leaders, sharing her insights on the state of the US tech market. Lisa was the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Microsoft’s Venture Fund (M12) and currently serves on the Board of Spark, Seattle Bank, Brooks Running, and several other organisations. We are delighted to have Lisa here with us in New Zealand supporting our companies with their US go-to-market strategies. 🌞 🥞 Hanie Y. - Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) & Chief of Staff, Alimetry 🍓 Sandra Grau-Bartual - Founder & CEO, RespirAq ☕ Isaac Cleland - Co-Founder, RosterLab 🥝 Tom Wallace - Founder & CEO, Re-Leased 🍳 Kate Bushby - Head of Commercial Strategy & Growth, Mint Innovation Millie McKelvie Fi Foster Nathan Bell Jason Graham Mark Stuart Mark Vivian David Beard Selena Chhit Belinda Yeo Byron van Vugt

⭐ Congratulations to Movac Fund 5 Portfolio company Alimetry for completing their latest raise of US$18m (NZ$29.9m). ⭐ Movac is delighted to continue to support Alimetry on its growth journey!

🚀 Reflections on the Wellington Growth Jam – International Edition 🌍 Our 5th Movac Jam for 2024 took place yesterday and was another stellar event exploring how Australian and NZ tech companies can thrive in international markets. Our engaging speakers shared incredible insights, stories & actionable takeaways, here are the key highlights: ✨ Natalie Screen of Accessit Library Software reminded us that in high-performing companies, every team needs to win. She emphasised the importance of building a best-in-class customer success team and how being strategic, fixing the boring stuff, and putting your customers first can turn your customers into your largest sales team. 💡 Jamie MacDonald of Storypark shared why sometimes the obvious choice isn’t the right one. His story about promoting from within, over hiring experienced executives made all the difference to cracking the Canadian market. The lesson: sometimes you think you want the person who has seen the end of the film, but really you want the person who can write a new script. 🎯 Kagan Sen (カーン シェン) of Canva highlighted the critical role of understanding local customs when expanding internationally. Canva’s success in Japan was driven by hiring local talent and creating a truly localised product and marketing approach - showing the importance of empowering teams to have full autonomy i.e. treat your market entry team as a separate start-up, allocate resources and measure performance accordingly. 💼 Jo Mills of Fuel50 had us thinking about client relationships like romantic partnerships. Fuel50 achieved over 80% of revenue from the US by working with clients who had shared values, showing up for them (even if it means a 12-hour ride party bus ride to get to a meeting), selling clients a vision of the future and working together to deliver measurable outcomes. 🎉 Jacob Lawrie of projectworks.io reminded us of the human side of marketing. Jacob's story covered building a meme campaign from deep industry knowledge (in hair and beauty) by hiring people who'd worked in the industry. The campaign demonstrated the power of language-market fit and how authentic engagement drives credibility and advocacy. 📈 Andrew Morrow of PartsTrader LLC shared a candid look at the rollercoaster of expanding into the US, and the importance of having a "lighthouse" customer to build momentum, FOMO and trust, even when things don’t go as planned. When things go wrong, be upfront about communicating with your key stakeholders, including your investors to bring them on the journey. Thank you to our wonderful speakers, to WellingtonNZ for bringing another Movac Jam to Wellington, and to our host Movac Operating Partner Serge van Dam . 📅 What’s next? Movac's Marketing Jam in partnership with Proxi in two weeks on 12th November! 🎉 👉 Sign up now to secure your spot: https://lu.ma/wmvosnqq Mark Vivian Mark Stuart Jason Graham David Beard Millie McKelvie Nathan Bell Fi Foster Selena Chhit Belinda Yeo

📢📢 The final event of our 2024 Community Engagement Programme, Movac 's Marketing Jam in partnership with Proxi , is coming up in three weeks! 📢📢 Prepare to be entertained by our host Serge van Dam and our incredible speaker line-up, who will share their stories of unorthodox case studies of marketing interventions that have delivered compelling growth! ⭐⭐ Hear from ⭐⭐: Anne Fulton – CEO and Founder, Fuel50 Nick Houldsworth – Ex-Chief Marketing Officer, Vend Paul Grey – Founder, A2X Zheng Li – Vice President Marketing, Raygun Nick Whitehead – Chief Marketing Officer, Serko Ltd. Emma Macfarlane – Ex–GM Growth Marketing, Xero 📖 Tuesday 12 November 🗺️ The Maritime Room, Princes Wharf, Auckland. 🎤 1.00 pm – 4.00 pm (workshop) 🥂 4.00 pm – 5.00 pm (networking drinks) #MarketingJam2024 #TechMarketingNZ #GrowthThroughInnovation #DisruptiveMarketingStories Mark Stuart Jason Graham Mark Vivian David Beard Nathan Bell Millie McKelvie Fi Foster Selena Chhit Belinda Yeo

🗝️ Key Insights from Our Latest Movac Engineering Chapter Workshop - Navigating Engineers are from Mars, Operations are from Venus🗝️ Movac was delighted to host the final event of our 2024 Engineering Chapter yesterday afternoon at GridAKL . This collaborative workshop, led by Ben Gracewood and Paul Shingles , explored the crucial intersections between Engineering and departments such as Sales and Operations. Key takeaways: 💡 Speak Each Other's Language: Misalignment between departments often stems from not fully understanding each other's priorities. Ben and Paul illustrated this with a fantastic skit on system outages during client calls—highlighting the importance of empathy. 💡 Develop a Desire to Solve Past Failures: There was lively debate on the value of post-mortems and retrospectives. Reflecting on why things went wrong is critical, especially in sales, where the mindset often focuses on "what’s next" rather than "what was." 💡Find Your Team’s Heartbeat: Each team operates at its own unique rhythm. Some thrive in an undistracted flow state, while others embrace a more dynamic, sociable environment. Recognising and respecting these differences is essential to building a high-performing culture. A big thank you to Ben and Paul and everyone who attended! We’re already excited about what’s in store for the Engineering Chapter in 2025! #EngineeringLeadership #CollaborationInTech #TechCommunity #EngineeringFuture #EngineeringWorkshop #CrossFunctionalTeams #EngineeringAndOperations Ben Gracewood Paul Shingles Nathan Bell Millie McKelvie Fi Foster Mark Stuart Mark Vivian David Beard Jason Graham Selena Chhit Belinda Yeo

📣 Do you have a ticket to attend the Wellington Growth Jam International Edition yet?? 📣 Movac is proud to join forces with WellingtonNZ to present the second Growth Jam on 24 October! How do tech companies choose, launch and win international markets? This special International Edition of Growth Jam will feature stories from some of our region’s top strategic marketing leaders. They’ll share how their business selects which markets to focus on first, how they launched, what worked, what hasn’t and what they learnt in the process. Our storytellers: 🚀 Kagan Sen (カーン シェン) , Country Manager - Japan, Canva 🚀 Natalie Screen , GM and Company Director, Accessit Library Software 🚀 Jamie MacDonald , CEO and Co-Founder, Storypark 🚀 Jo Mills , President and Co-Founder, Fuel50 🚀 Andrew Morrow , NZ Country Manager, PartsTrader LLC 🚀 Jacob Lawrie , Head of Marketing, projectworks.io Who should attend: This event is essential for anyone who is leading or working in a growth role at a Wellington tech company and relevant for people who want to learn from or network with the best of our tech sector. Date: Thursday 24 October Location: Harbourside Function Venue, Wellington Time: 1.00pm – 5.30pm Stick around post the event for networking, drinks and nibbles from 4.30 – 5.30pm and a special pitch night with AngelHQ for anyone wanting to be inspired by the next generation of high-growth Wellington companies. 🎫 Tickets available in the link below 🎫 Serge van Dam , Mark Vivian , Jason Graham , Mark Stuart , David Beard , Millie McKelvie , Fi Foster , Nathan Bell , Selena Chhit Belinda Yeo

🚀 The countdown is on to our next event in the Movac Engineering Chapter - Navigating: Engineers are from Venus, Operations are from Mars. 🔭 Date: Wednesday 16 October 🔭 Location: GridAKL, 101 Pakenham Street West, Auckland 🔭 Times: 2.00pm - 5.30pm If you are an Executive Leader, Engineering, Sales, Marketing or Operations Professional working for an NZ-based tech start-up company and could do with some tips and tricks to help you bridge the gap between the departments in your company, register here - https://lu.ma/eyoi03o4 The session will be followed by networking drinks and nibbles. Be quick, seats are filling fast! Ben Gracewood Paul Shingles Mark Vivian David Beard Jason Graham Mark Stuart Fi Foster Millie McKelvie Belinda Yeo Selena Chhit Nathan Bell

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